GEARED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

geared

verb

past tense of gear

as in tailored

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misadjusted

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Verb

This event is tailored to help readers understand the many races, propositions and more on the ballot for the 2026 California midterm election.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
One Media Capital Fund was created to bridge this gap, by providing indie companies with financing tools tailored to the needs of the production sector and complementary to the country’s traditional bank credit options.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tailored

Verb

Meanwhile, the MacBook Neo runs on an A18 Pro chip, first released in iPhones and adapted to run macOS.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
The wondrous story was adapted by frequent Laika collaborator Chris Butler from the epic 2011 novel written by Colin Meloy (frontman for indie rock band the Decemberists, whose original music is featured here) and illustrated by Carson Ellis.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of adapted

Verb

No one device has to do everything; each plays the role it is best suited for, coordinated by a personal AI agent that understands the user’s context and acts only at the user’s direction.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
The Pentagon's inspector general has declined to investigate disruptions of Starlink and Starshield in Ukraine, writing in a letter to lawmakers who had requested a probe that his office is not best suited to deliver answers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of suited

Verb

To meet those requirements, the company customized its L760-50 luffing-jib tower crane, which has a maximum lifting capacity of 50 metric tons (55 US tons) and a maximum jib length of 60 meters (197 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
The double-press-and-hold control is the only one that can’t be customized here, and it’s locked to disabling/enabling the dial itself.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of customized

Verb

Nominations in each category are shaped by triple j staff, while the final judging panel of each award consists of the music and on-air teams at triple j, Unearthed, Double J and rage.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026
The country remains shaped by its historic slave uprising against French colonizers, becoming the world’s first free Black republic in 1804.

— Elisa Turner, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaped

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